Open AccessConnective Tissue Growth Factor is Involved in Pancreatic Repair and Tissue Remodeling in Human and Rat Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Fabio F. di Mola,
Helmut Friess,
Erick Riesle,
Alexander Koliopanos,
Peter Büchler,
Zhaowen Zhu,
David R. Brigstock,
Murray Korc,
Markus W. Büchler
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200201000-00008
Subject(s) - ctgf , connective tissue , in situ hybridization , growth factor , fibrosis , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry , biology , messenger rna , receptor , biochemistry , gene
To analyze the involvement of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) pathway during acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) in humans and rats.